Fisher Lake
Florence County, Wisconsin · WBIC 704200
Size
54 acres
Max depth
49 ft
DNR lake type
Simple, Cool, dark water color
Water clarity
10.4 ft
Clear, measured Aug 2023
A cool-water lake type: the DNR groups it with lakes that stay cooler through summer. This describes the lake type in general, not this lake in particular.
Outline
Numbered dots are boat landings; tap one for directions. The list below has the same numbers. Drawn from the DNR's 24K hydrography (surveyed 1962), so the shape is approximate and a landing can sit a little off the shore. Open the DNR lake map.
Water clarity
10.4 ft Secchi depthClear
Last measured Aug 10, 2023. 5 readings on record, 2008 to 2023.
Secchi depth is how far down a white disk stays visible. A bigger number means clearer water. Clear means a Secchi depth of 10 feet or more, moderate 5 to 10 feet, low under 5 feet.
Wisconsin DNR water monitoring (volunteer and staff), via the Water Quality Portal; station Fisher Lake - Deepest Area. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Water temperature
A typical year Modeled estimate
- Ice goes outabout Apr 17 (Apr 9 to Apr 23)
- Surface reaches 48°Fabout Apr 26 (Apr 18 to May 2)
- Surface reaches 64°Fabout May 13 (May 9 to May 24)
- June surface72°F, usually 71 to 74°F
- July surface78°F, usually 76 to 79°F
- August surface74°F, usually 72 to 75°F
Forms a warm top layer around Apr 25, lasting about 188 days.
A computer model of this lake's typical weather and water, built from 15 years, 2005 to 2019. Ranges show the middle half of years. The model was not calibrated against measured temperatures for this lake. It is an estimate, not a measurement.
Modeled: U.S. Geological Survey lake temperature data release (doi:10.5066/P9CA6XP8).
Today at the lake
Forecast: National Weather Service (no endorsement implied). Sunrise, sunset and moon phase are calculated. The moon phase can be a day off.
Stocking history
- Rainbow Troutlast stocked 2012 (yearling); stocked in 2 years since 2010
- Walleyelast stocked 2012 (small fingerling); stocked in 1 year since 2010
Stocking shows what was added to the lake, not what is in it now.
Wisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fish recorded near this lake
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus1926; 1 record
- Eastern Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus1926; 1 record
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile1926; 1 record
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides1926; 1 record
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii1926; 1 record
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii1926; 1 record
Recorded in open fish survey and museum records (GBIF). A record shows a fish was found near this lake in that year, not that it is there now, and says nothing about how many. Most coordinates are rounded to about 1 km, so a record is attached only when one lake is the clear match.
Open fish survey and museum records from GBIF; datasets are listed on the sources page. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Boat landings
- 1Fisher Lake AccessBoat ramp · Gravel surface · County
Directions
Wisconsin DNR public boat access sites. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Fishing from shore
- Fisher Lake Fishing PierDirections · DNR details
Wisconsin DNR shore fishing sites. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
More lakes in Florence County
- Keyes Lake3.2 miles away
- Emily Lake3.6 miles away
- Loon Lake3.9 miles away
- Montgomery Lake4.0 miles away
- Little Emily Lake4.3 miles away
- Cosgrove Lake4.3 miles away
Where this comes from
- Size, depth and lake typeWisconsin DNR lake classifications, checked Oct 23, 2026
- OutlineWisconsin DNR 24K hydrography, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Stocking historyWisconsin DNR annual fish stocking summary, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Regulations linkWisconsin DNR fishing regulations (linked, not restated), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Boat landingsWisconsin DNR public boat access sites, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Water clarityWisconsin DNR water monitoring, via the Water Quality Portal, checked Oct 23, 2026
- Typical-year temperatureU.S. Geological Survey lake temperature model (modeled estimate), checked Oct 23, 2026
- Fish recordedOpen fish survey and museum records, via GBIF, checked Oct 23, 2026
- VHS statusWisconsin DNR VHS status by watershed, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Shore fishing sitesWisconsin DNR shore fishing sites, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Depth map linkWisconsin DNR lake maps list, checked Oct 24, 2026
See data sources for what each source covers, and about for how the numbers are matched to lakes.
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